After a string of four wins, the Floyd Central Jaguars's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 94-89 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martin County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (71), Floyd Central still had to take the loss.
Floyd Central's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braden Moore, who scored 32 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Moore has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last nine times he's played. Chris Spriggs was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten assists.
Floyd Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Martin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Floyd Central will be playing at home against Shelby Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Floyd Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Shelby Valley likes a good challenge. As for Martin County, they will head out on the road to take on Pike County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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